Topline Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier will stay in the Texas Capitol until Wednesday, according to a statement from the Texas House Democratic Caucus, refusing to leave the building overnight to protest a GOP requirement that forced Democrats who recently fled the state to have police escorts to and from the House until mid-week. Collier…
Topline The White House has created “dynamic scorecards” to measure U.S. companies’ loyalty and support for President Donald Trump’s agenda, a White House official confirmed to Forbes in an email Friday, revealing the grading system as it continues pressuring large firms to align with its economic and social policies. The scorecards will take into account…
Hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng (C) leaves the State Court in Singapore on August 4, 2025. AFP via Getty Images Hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng has been spared a jail sentence after pleading guilty to abetting a senior Singapore politician in obstructing the course of justice in a rare gifting scandal in the city-state known…
Mayasabha, a Telugu political thriller, is all set to hit the OTT platform. Set in the 1990s with an intense political climate, Mayasabha features Aadhi Pennisetty and Chaitanya Rao in this gripping tale of power and corruption. The series shows a brutal side of Telugu politics, with a shrap performance and a nerve-chilling script. A…
Topline President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a 100% tariff on chips and semiconductors, saying companies like Apple would receive exemptions for producing goods in the U.S. Trump made the announcement Wednesday. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Trump said the 100% tariff on all chips and semiconductors being exported to the U.S….
Topline Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has contacted the Trump administration about a pardon for the rapper, according to CNN, seeking to have two federal convictions against him dropped even though President Donald Trump has expressed hesitation about a pardon. Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July. (Photo…
Topline Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, urged the FBI to help Texas law enforcement locate or arrest Texas Democrats who recently left the state in protest of a vote on a controversial redistricting map that would likely help the GOP gain more seats in the U.S. House. Cornyn made the request Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc…
Topline Protesters across Scotland demonstrated against President Donald Trump’s visit after he arrived Friday and started with a round of golf at the Trump Turnberry course—the first of a few stops he plans to make in the country amid continued backlash linked to his handling and dismissal of the Epstein files. President Donald Trump waves…
Topline A federal judge handed down the third ruling against President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S., meaning the president’s executive order against the right to citizenship will remain blocked until the Supreme Court, which recently side-stepped the matter, steps in. The ruling was issued Friday afternoon. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty…